Anyone ever use this product, soy gel stripper, for stripping varnish from antique canoes? I am reading glowing reviews about its stripping properties and its nontoxic and non-oderous qualities! Seems worth a query here, since the most disagreeable aspect, and perhaps even unhealthful aspect of wood canvas canoe restoration for me is stripping old varnish.
Soy gel stripper
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Goldenbadger
Curious about Wooden Canoes
I don't have an answer for you, but I'm interested in hearing what everyone says. It sounds like an awesome product if it does what you say.
pklonowski
Unrepentant Canoeist
I'm not sure if I tried this particular brand, but all of the less-nasty strippers I've used were far less effective, and required a whole lot more elbow grease, than the nasty stuff. If you only have one layer of finish to strip off, it might be okay, but if you have more than that, the nasty stuff is the only way to go.
My $0.02.
My $0.02.
Steve Ambrose
Nut in a Canoe
We use it all the time. Best of the "green" strippers. Give it plenty of time to work, keep it wet, and scrub it out. Typically I work short sections, go back over with more to keep it wet, then scrape/scoop/scrub out as much as possible then hit any stubborn spots again before washing the canoe out.
Mark Adams
all wood nut
nasty stuff! great, fast, and you get SCARS! Seriously, I only use methyl chloride. I absolutely detest the stripping part, and I want it over with as quickly as possible. I do it outside, in the AM when the sun is low. The scars I can live with.
